40.7772° N, 73.8726° WPlaced by OpenAirDocs at LAGUARDIA (LGA), within about a mile.Open in the map
Date
October 9, 1979 · 11:40 local
Place
Flushing, NY
Airport
Laguardia
Phase of flight
Climb
Operating rules
General operating rules (Part 91)
Damage
Minor damage
Aircraft
N745G
Reported as
Gulstm G159
Reported engine
Rolls-Royce DART5298X
Fatal injuries
0
Pilot’s flight hours
6,500 total4,000 in this make and model0 in the last 90 days
From the FAA’s Accident/Incident Data System (AIDS), through its Aviation Safety Information Portal, as reported. The NTSB investigates accidents separately, and its record of an accident is the fuller one. The aircraft is matched to the registry by N-number and event date, checked against the reported make and model; the registry’s history has gaps, so older matches can be wrong. Compare the reported make and model.
What happened
The FAA’s narrative, in sentence case. The FAA writes it in capitals and removes private details.
Engine shut down due to fire warning light. Hole blown in #2 combustion can.
As the FAA filed it
ENGINE SHUT DOWN DUE TO FIRE WARNING LIGHT. HOLE BLOWN IN #2 COMBUSTION CAN.